Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels

5 reviews

jdasilva's review

challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sweet, funny, heavy, emotional roller coaster from start to finish. Could have been a tiny bit shorter as it started to get repetitive, but I didn’t mind some extra banter and character building. I miss them already!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Vomit, Homophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

tiffreads82's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book.  An emotional book dealing with dark themes and has spicy scenes addiction.  I think it wrote about addiction and a very gritty and realistic way and yet had great humor even if some was dark I found myself laughing out loud a lot in this book despite it being emotional and heavy. As someone who deals with tragedy and difficult situations with humor and dark humor I truly appreciate it this book and it will be my top books of the year

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Child death, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood and Grief

melist6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Drug use, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Vomit, and Homophobia

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Cancer

cookies101's review

dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Homophobia, Drug use, Suicide, Miscarriage, Grief, and Drug abuse

anovelglimpse's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 Welcome back, J. Daniels. I've missed your books.

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake is one of those books where I feel like I should have so much to say for so many reasons, yet my mind is a little blank, so excuse me if this starts to feel like a big ramble. This was one of those books I felt deep in my soul. I've never been an addict, but I felt Jake and Felix's pain as they worked on their sobriety. They had so many different struggles - together and on their own. Even when things were good, they somehow hurt. I had wishes and hopes for Jake and Felix right along with them.

Jake Tully was pretty much what I expected. He was a mess. I expected to love this guy having loved his brother's character in What I Need. Jake's story was completely different, but I still saw pieces of CJ in Jake. He had a fierce need to protect the ones he loved and tried to do right by them. I loved him even when he was making choices that made me mad.

Felix... Well, Felix was a delightful surprise. There was something so sweet and almost innocent about him even though he had seen and been through a lot in his 23 years. His texts, thoughts, and interactions with Jake made me smile a lot. He was also a mess, but maybe less messy than Jake in some ways. Felix had his own demons to deal with. I adored him, even when he frustrated me.

Jake and Felix together were this thing I knew was going to be great but was worried was going to be disastrous. I'm not going into that statement further because to do so might give too much away. What I will say is that they had each other's backs and, at the end of the day, that's what mattered the most. Well, other than how much they loved and cared for each other.

This book is a standalone, but it's closely related to the Alabama Summers series. It was fun to be back in Ruxton, but it was a little weird and even uncomfortable at times to see some favorite characters through Jake and Felix's eyes. Jake and CJ's relationship was as sweet as it was hard to read. There were moments between these characters that pushed my limits, mostly because my heart broke for them.

I'm so happy J. Daniels has returned to the writing world. If The Tragedy of Felix and Jake is the example of what's to come, I can't wait for her next release.

You can find this review and others like it at A Novel Glimpse . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Addiction, and Drug use

Minor: Medical trauma, Grief, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Abandonment